Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

Imagine it - tomorrow, Sunday morning, 8am eastern time in the US. I'll be making coffee, having just walked the dogs, and Rebecca Lowe's voice will begin her broadcast with the happy news... "David Ornstein reports that Thomas Frank..." #COYS

It's a relief that science funding will stay relatively even, but when the administration requests giant cuts, it undermines long-term stability. How can anyone enjoy their work or plan for future research amongst such turmoil? www.science.org/content/arti...

A bit tricky today! I got lucky with a major clue on my 3rd guess. Wordle 1,662 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Phew! I didn't like that one! Wordle 1,644 6/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟨⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow

The first half of #NEWTOT was "cagey" at best, but we definitely came prepared to fight for the game. It was an entertaining watch, all in all! #COYS

This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

@michaelcaley.bsky.social I just caught up on your excellent recent podcasts. Two #COYS questions: - where is the Crisis Conch™ after Saturday's performance? Sure, we weren't good, but the xG was well above 0.1. - how will the new PL financial rules treat THFC's profits from concerts, boxing & NFL?

Tough start to #FPL week 12! No Caicedo, no Semenyo, and only 45' for Reece James. After auto-subs, I'll be playing a 5-2-3 with only Kudus left on the bench.

You can't get through us 'cause we've got Sean Lewis! Congratulations on another outstanding year! 💙🧡💛🤍 One Knoxville SC’s Sean Lewis earns 2025 USL League One Goalkeeper of the Year www.uslleagueone.com/news_article...

Proud of our captain! 💙🧡💛🤍 One Knoxville SC’s Jordan Skelton earns 2025 USL League One Defender of the Year www.uslleagueone.com/news_article...

Another award for my One Knox SC! Congrats, coach! #USL-1 One Knoxville SC’s Ian Fuller voted USL League One Coach of the Month for October www.uslleagueone.com/news_article...

Paul appears to be a sound leader at the top of USL. He mentioned in the interview regarding pro/rel: the league is considering inflationary payments to "protect" clubs rising, since they'll have to increase their wages to compete at a higher level. #USL-1 #USL-C

When Han Solo speaks - you listen 😀👍 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

@oneknoxsc.bsky.social finished the season undefeated at home and lifted the USL1 Players' Shield! Thanks for an amazing regular season and best of luck in the playoffs!

Not sure about the design of the new ballroom.

I'm on #FPL wildcard after a good start to the season! OR 447k after a few seasons of slow starts, I'm happily in the mix rather than fighting to catch up with you all in the second half of the season. I'm second-guessing my choices. I've got Haaland & all my current favorites - and £6.6m ITB! 🧵

A big night in Tennessee Soccer History! Congrats to Nashville SC fans! Meanwhile in Knoxville, a USL1 battle for first place! East Tennessee neighbors, biggest rivals, neither has ever won the league. One Knoxville and Chattanooga Red Wolves battling for 1st place with 4 matches left to play!

Interesting fact: if Djed Spence gets a cap for England, he will likely be the first Muslim to ever play for the national team. Contrast this with France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Spain, and other major European footballing countries that all regularly feature Muslims.

If this is what Frank's "notoriously slow" start looks like, I can't wait to see us once we're up to speed! Everyone said that his ideas would take time to bed in and that we would have to be patient with the first ⅓ of the season. Instead, it feels more like a mid season new manager bounce!

Is Nashville really going to do this too? Please don't spend Tennessee tax dollars on this lunacy!

I couldn't agree more. Thanks, Sonny! #COYS #THFC

Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.

How I spent my summer vacation:

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Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired #Climate

LEet's GO!!!

I wrote about Tottenham. I also wrote about grief, and pain, and my wife and I losing our baby. This piece means a lot to me. Please read it and share it if you can. #COYS open.substack.com/pub/harryshe...

an historic moment in SNL history and SNL socials are already out there posting the bleeped version and we can’t have that so here is the unbleeped one god bless king Ego

Great News! www.nytimes.com/athletic/621...

@knoxscruffs.bsky.social Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight at the watch party! #TOOK

As a small college chemistry professor and former REU student, I find this news very disheartening! I don't think I have any students who will be affected this summer but I feel for those of you who do. 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...

@knoxscruffs.bsky.social What's up, Scruffs? Glad to see you on Bluesky!!

Since we have no subs, they're performing surgery on Radu right on the pitch so that he can continue. #COYS

Projected starting lineup for Tottenham against Everton. #THFC #EVETOT #COYS #PremierLeague

I just finished watching the NLD with my son. So frustrating! Spurs were outplayed in the first half and could barely get the ball across midfield. We were quite lucky to have scored!

Are we the Sharks or the Jets? #COYS

I think there was a lot to be proud of, under the circumstances. Spurs are unlucky not to have finished with a draw against one of the better teams in the league. Anyone want to guess what happened to Dragusin?? I didn't notice him looking unfit in the first half. #COYS

I tell you what, that Santa Claus has got real presence about him

I know it's petty, but it makes me so happy to see City failing. They suck! They stole so much joy from the rest of the league. By cheating. And their fans knew it and didn't care. I hope they lose the next 100 games. It shows that even with all the money in the world, eventually luck will run out.

People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random. Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea

This is so much fun to follow! Some of the beers seem relatable to my American experience, others like they're from another planet! One beer was described as like KETCHUP!! There are a few more days/beers before the 25th, so you have time to...

This quote will be coming with me to Senior Seminar lecture next fall! We will incorporate AI in our journal article summaries, but must not forget its limitations and our capabilities.

Yule never believe what I learned today!😉 You can sing Deck the Halls🎄to Black Sabbath's 🦇 War Pigs 🪖🐗 and vice versa!

A thorough article on clubs joining USL 1 in the coming years. It's exciting to see the league growing and it's difficult to keep up with all of the changes! beyondthe90.substack.com/p/usl-league...

Exciting news in US soccer! Hopefully the competition will grow so that more than 8 teams make it out of the group stages, but this is a nice jump from last year's cup competition. #TOOK www.uslchampionship.com/news_article...